HB2425: District court; right to remove case to circuit court eliminated.

Chief Patron

Morgan Griffith (R-8)
Salem, VA
Served: 1994–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/09/2007 Committee
01/09/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076067308
01/09/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/30/2007 Read first time
01/31/2007 Read second time
01/31/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
01/31/2007 Engrossed by House as amended HB2425E
01/31/2007 Printed as engrossed 076067308-E
02/01/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/02/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/19/2007 Committee substitute printed 072022308-S1
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Passed by for the day
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 072022308-S1
02/21/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2425S1
02/21/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007 Senate substitute agreed to by House (87-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2425ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2425ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)

Summary

Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. Requires an appeal bond to be posted within 30 days of judgment and, except in landlord tenant matters, does not require indigent persons to post an appeal bond.

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